Total Rewards Specialist

Sphera is a leading global provider of enterprise software and services that enables companies to manage and optimize their environmental, health, safety and sustainability. Our mission is to create a safer, more sustainable and productive world.

Sphera is a portfolio company of Blackstone, a U.S.-based alternative asset investment company that focuses on private equity, technology and innovation, and more. Blackstone businesses succeed through strong partnerships, a personalized approach and a commitment to exceptional performance with uncompromising integrity. Sphera and Blackstone are leaders in the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) space.

We are guided by our core values of Customer Centricity, Accountability, Bias to Action, Innovation, and Collaboration. These values help us recruit the right talent to join our rapidly expanding team of around the globe. It is important to us that each and every Spherion is not only eager to challenge themselves and knows how to get work done but is an awesome addition to our company culture.

The Global Total Rewards and HR Operations teams are responsible for Sphera providing its colleagues with competitive rewards and HR tools and services. As a part of this team, the Total Rewards Specialist is a key utility player to the technology-driven team. This role will be responsible for aiding in Total Rewards support across various functions. The incumbent will be technically savvy and not afraid to bring their problem-solving skills to complex scenarios.

A Day in the Life of the Total Rewards Specialist:

Global Benefits & Mobility

• Provide day-to-day frontline and escalated support for global benefit needs and administration.
• Administer leave of absence programs and policies, acting as main point of contact for employees on leave.
• Communicate with in-country consultants, brokers and carriers to support plan maintenance and colleague requests.
• Provide administrative support for Sphera’s global mobility and immigration program including day-to-day assistance and partnership with business leaders, HR business partners and immigration counsel.
• Process and reconcile invoices for various benefit carriers.
• Liaise with HR team to streamline processes and be a key resource on benefits and mobility matters.

Compensation

• Support annual compensation cycles including merit, bonus, and talent assessment.
• Complete global market practice surveys and country compliance surveys.
• Support pay equity analysis and compensation compliance initiatives (i.e. pay transparency).
• Ensure compensation programs align with company policies and applicable regulations.

HRIS / Workday Administration

• Troubleshoot HRIS issues and partner with internal stakeholders to resolve system-related concerns.
• Support Workday business processes, security roles, and reporting.
• Monitor HR data integrity and perform regular audits to ensure accuracy and consistency.
• Support system testing, upgrades, enhancements, and implementation activities.
• Document HRIS procedures, workflows, and user guides.

Qualifications – About You:

• Minimum 1-3 years of related professional experience within Total Rewards functions.
• Understanding of global benefit frameworks and benefits interfaces from North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
• Understanding of immigration processes and procedures; experience with US mobility and immigration highly preferred.
• Functional knowledge of compensation methodologies and structures preferred.
• Hands-on experience with tier 1 enterprise HR systems.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel (ex. pivot tables, v-lookups, complex formulas, etc.)
• Crisp, confident communication and presentation skills with colleagues at all levels.
• Creative problem-solving skills to create and maintain process flow between key stakeholders and systems.
• Ability to provide flexible employee support in various time zones.

Sphera is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all colleagues.

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